When his daughter is born, Domingo Ambriz leaves his hardscrabble farm in Mexico to get money by working in the US. But the life of an illegal alien in the US is a hard and chancy thing.
Robert M. Young's first feature -- he had spent twenty years as a cameraman and director of documentaries -- is an effective movie. In between beautiful shots of a multi-color sky, Ambriz gives a fine performance, relying on a wary, uncertain look as he moves from one chancy situation to another. With Edward James Olmos and Ned Beatty.
Young got into moviemaking as a member of the armed services, working in a photographic u it in New Huinea during the Second World War. He died in 2024at the age of 99.
Robert M. Young's first feature -- he had spent twenty years as a cameraman and director of documentaries -- is an effective movie. In between beautiful shots of a multi-color sky, Ambriz gives a fine performance, relying on a wary, uncertain look as he moves from one chancy situation to another. With Edward James Olmos and Ned Beatty.
Young got into moviemaking as a member of the armed services, working in a photographic u it in New Huinea during the Second World War. He died in 2024at the age of 99.